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  What it means

  If it rains on St Anne’s Day (26 July), worms will eat the hazelnuts. A folk proverb predicting a poor nut harvest when it rains on this feast day.

  Vocabulary

  • Anna — Anne (saint's name)
  • deszcz — rain
  • padać — to fall (of rain)
  • robak — worm, grub, insect larva
  • orzech — nut, hazelnut
  • zjadać — to eat up

  Grammar note

  'W świętą Annę' — accusative after 'w' in a time expression. 'Zjada' is third person singular present.

  Cultural context

  St Anne's Day is 26 July. Hazelnuts were an important food source, making this proverb practically significant.

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